diff --git a/tools/export-github.sh b/tools/export-github.sh
index 907408e8..7c4ca2a5 100755
--- a/tools/export-github.sh
+++ b/tools/export-github.sh
@@ -274,10 +274,20 @@ fi
 cat <<EOF
 
 On the work PC (in the shopdb-flask-pub clone):
-  git checkout $BRANCH
-  git fetch <path-to>\shopdb-flask-pub-$BRANCH.bundle $BRANCH
-  git merge --ff-only FETCH_HEAD
-  git push origin $BRANCH
+
+  The FIRST time this branch goes over - it does not exist there yet, so
+  there is nothing to check out and nothing to merge into:
+
+    git fetch <path-to>\shopdb-flask-pub-$BRANCH.bundle $BRANCH
+    git checkout -b $BRANCH FETCH_HEAD
+    git push -u origin $BRANCH
+
+  Every time after that:
+
+    git checkout $BRANCH
+    git fetch <path-to>\shopdb-flask-pub-$BRANCH.bundle $BRANCH
+    git merge --ff-only FETCH_HEAD
+    git push origin $BRANCH
 EOF
 
 if [ "$BRANCH" != "main" ]; then